Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

 

M.0578
Designs for staircase for 49 Princes Gate

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1876
Collection: British Museum, London
Accession Number: 1958-2-8-18
Medium: pencil
Support: off-white laid paper, watermark '[WHA]TMAN', laid down on paper
Size: 4 13/16 x 7 3/4" (122 x 197 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: '49 Princes Gate' unknown hand

Designs for staircase for 49 Princes Gate

Composition

Designs for staircase for 49 Princes Gate, British Museum
Designs for staircase for 49 Princes Gate, British Museum

A design for the hallway at the house of Frederick Richards Leyland (1832-1892) in 49 Prince's Gate, London.

Conservation History

The sketch was placed in an album.

Last updated: 13th February 2021 by Margaret